Runs Wednesday through June 22, www.jerusalem-oldcity.org.il.MUSIC 4. GIRAFFES, ANYONE? No longer just the mainstay of hippies and backpackers, the Giraffot have slowly become one of Israel’s most popular bands. Join acclaimed singer-songwriter Gilad Kahana as he plays his raw, original, thought-provoking hits tonight at Tel Aviv’s Barby Club. NIS 90.10 p.m., Rehov Kibbutz Galuyot 52, (03) 518-8123.CLASSICAL5. LET MY PEOPLE GOThe Israel Festival presents a unique musical program based on Handel’s oratorio Israel in Egypt. Written in 1738, it tells the Biblical story of the Exodus from Egypt. The program combines selections of Jewish music, original music by Yair Dalal, piyyutim from the Haggada and Sufi poetry.Monday, 8:30 p.m., Jerusalem Theater, www.israel-festival.org.ilMIXED BAG6. BOOKWARD BOUNDIt’s time once again for the annual Hebrew Book Week where book lovers from all over Israel gather to read, write, discuss, buy and share their common interest. This year the festival will be held around the Haifa Theater. Highlights include literary encounters with Amos Oz and Meir Shalev as well as outdoor music concerts featuring Yali Sobol and Amir Lev. A series of new titles will be published specifically for this year’s festival.Runs Wednesday through June 25, www.ht1.co.il KIDS 7. A WOLF IN NEW CLOTHINGPossibly the most intriguing Israel Festival slot taking place outside Jerusalem is a multimedia performance of Prokofiev’s everpopular Peter and the Wolf by the Israeli Revolution Orchestra from Rishon Lezion.The show is divided into two parts. The first half features the 30-piece orchestra playing the Prokofiev work, with the alternative Oscar Award-winning British animation film of the story screened as a backdrop. In the second half the ensemble plays a piece written by Rafi Kadishzon, with narration by Ephraim Sidon.Saturday, 6:30 p.m., Holon Mediatheque, www.mediatheque.org.il8. SERIOUS MONKEY BUSINESSLooking for a place for the family to monkey around this summer? The Israel Monkey Park at Kfar Daniel in the Ben-Shemen Forest is hosting special activities for the summer holidays. The park is home to some 250 monkeys comprising 20 species.Admission includes entry to the new water park and sports challenge areas. Besides strolling among the primates, visitors can also take in a Tarzan treehouse, bang on a giant tom-tom and participate in workshops.The park can be reached from highways 1 and 6, and is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m, (08) 928-5888.COMEDY9. THE BEST MEDICINELaugh-tracks won’t be necessary as three Hollywood comedians perform in Israel in support of the Koby Mandell Foundation.Ted Alexander, who has appeared on dozens of TV shows including Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel and David Letterman, Ian Edwards – best known as a member of MTV’s Punk’d – and actor/comedian Judy Gold (pictured) join comic forces with Israeli-born funny man Avi Lieberman. In English.Runs Tuesday through June 21 throughout the country, www.comedyforkoby.comUPCOMING MUSIC10. WORD ARTIn the 1980s, musician and performance artist Laurie Anderson became an accidental pop star. In 1981, her eightminute song “O Superman” unexpectedly reached No. 2 on the UK singles chart. More than two decades after she shone in the mass-media limelight, Anderson (the spouse of iconic songwriter Lou Reed) will be performing her newest suite of songs with a threepiece band. As in her other work, Anderson mixes music with storytelling and video projections.June 17, 8 p.m., Shuni Amphitheater, Binyamina, and June 19, 9 p.m., Mann Auditorium, Tel Aviv. www.shuki.co.il
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The Jerusalem Festival of Lights brings together the world’s top light sculptors, light designers, who will exhibit their artwork throughout the Old City.
Runs Wednesday through June 22, www.jerusalem-oldcity.org.il.MUSIC 4. GIRAFFES, ANYONE? No longer just the mainstay of hippies and backpackers, the Giraffot have slowly become one of Israel’s most popular bands. Join acclaimed singer-songwriter Gilad Kahana as he plays his raw, original, thought-provoking hits tonight at Tel Aviv’s Barby Club. NIS 90.10 p.m., Rehov Kibbutz Galuyot 52, (03) 518-8123.CLASSICAL5. LET MY PEOPLE GOThe Israel Festival presents a unique musical program based on Handel’s oratorio Israel in Egypt. Written in 1738, it tells the Biblical story of the Exodus from Egypt. The program combines selections of Jewish music, original music by Yair Dalal, piyyutim from the Haggada and Sufi poetry.Monday, 8:30 p.m., Jerusalem Theater, www.israel-festival.org.ilMIXED BAG6. BOOKWARD BOUNDIt’s time once again for the annual Hebrew Book Week where book lovers from all over Israel gather to read, write, discuss, buy and share their common interest. This year the festival will be held around the Haifa Theater. Highlights include literary encounters with Amos Oz and Meir Shalev as well as outdoor music concerts featuring Yali Sobol and Amir Lev. A series of new titles will be published specifically for this year’s festival.Runs Wednesday through June 25, www.ht1.co.il KIDS 7. A WOLF IN NEW CLOTHINGPossibly the most intriguing Israel Festival slot taking place outside Jerusalem is a multimedia performance of Prokofiev’s everpopular Peter and the Wolf by the Israeli Revolution Orchestra from Rishon Lezion.The show is divided into two parts. The first half features the 30-piece orchestra playing the Prokofiev work, with the alternative Oscar Award-winning British animation film of the story screened as a backdrop. In the second half the ensemble plays a piece written by Rafi Kadishzon, with narration by Ephraim Sidon.Saturday, 6:30 p.m., Holon Mediatheque, www.mediatheque.org.il8. SERIOUS MONKEY BUSINESSLooking for a place for the family to monkey around this summer? The Israel Monkey Park at Kfar Daniel in the Ben-Shemen Forest is hosting special activities for the summer holidays. The park is home to some 250 monkeys comprising 20 species.Admission includes entry to the new water park and sports challenge areas. Besides strolling among the primates, visitors can also take in a Tarzan treehouse, bang on a giant tom-tom and participate in workshops.The park can be reached from highways 1 and 6, and is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m, (08) 928-5888.COMEDY9. THE BEST MEDICINELaugh-tracks won’t be necessary as three Hollywood comedians perform in Israel in support of the Koby Mandell Foundation.Ted Alexander, who has appeared on dozens of TV shows including Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel and David Letterman, Ian Edwards – best known as a member of MTV’s Punk’d – and actor/comedian Judy Gold (pictured) join comic forces with Israeli-born funny man Avi Lieberman. In English.Runs Tuesday through June 21 throughout the country, www.comedyforkoby.comUPCOMING MUSIC10. WORD ARTIn the 1980s, musician and performance artist Laurie Anderson became an accidental pop star. In 1981, her eightminute song “O Superman” unexpectedly reached No. 2 on the UK singles chart. More than two decades after she shone in the mass-media limelight, Anderson (the spouse of iconic songwriter Lou Reed) will be performing her newest suite of songs with a threepiece band. As in her other work, Anderson mixes music with storytelling and video projections.June 17, 8 p.m., Shuni Amphitheater, Binyamina, and June 19, 9 p.m., Mann Auditorium, Tel Aviv. www.shuki.co.il